Cannabis News Box

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently introduced his proposal for the 2018-2019 budget, and included $10 million to hire and retain teachers in the state using cannabis taxes money.
This $10 million, that comes from Colorado’s Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, will help find qualified people to fill...

Budweiser’s former chief marketing officer Chris Burggraeve recently moved from beer to cannabis, a sign of the alcohol industry’s growing interest in the cannabis business.
Burggraeve has now joined the advisory board of GreenRush Group, a San Francisco-based startup that sees itself as the “Amazon...

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There’s been a lot of talk about Big Alcohol fighting cannabis legalization, but it appears one company is embracing cannabis. Constellation Brands, which owns Corona, invested nearly $200 million into a Canadian medical cannabis company called Canopy Growth Corp.
What does this mean for the cannabis i...

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We previously reported on Canada beginning to offer its first cannabis-related degree, and now it appears the United States will have its own. North Michigan University has announced it will soon allow students to get a degree in Medicinal Plant Chemistry.
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As we’ve reported, the extensive wildfires in California have been devastating for many of the state’s cannabis farmers. In an attempt to aid these farmers, Hezekiah Allen, executive director of the California Growers Association, set up an online fundrais...

As this week’s northern California fires threatened cannabis crops and destroyed homes, businesses, and structures, the California Growers Association tried to set up a support system for cannabis cultivators.
The association used crowdfunding to collect donations to help the farmers recover from...

Colorado’s Anythink Libraries recently hosted a Careers in Cannabis Panel, as part of its Anythink Startup Month in September, with a focus on Colorado’s growth in the cannabis industry.
Seven libraries in the state spread across Bennett, Brighton, Commerce City and Thornton now boost 550 items ...

Former NFL players discussed the benefits of the medical use of cannabis for athletes at the Southwest Cannabis Conference and Expo in Phoenix.
The six-member panel included former athletes Marvin Washington, Mark Restelli, Jom McMahon and Grant Mattos, alongside cannabis therapeutics specialist Uma...

With an increasing demand for new soldiers, the U.S. Army has now accepted low-quality recruits, offered hundreds of millions in bonuses, and granted more waivers for cannabis use.
The army’s goal is to reach 80,000 soldiers, without compromising quality, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, who leads its recruiting...

Northern Michigan University has recently unveiled a new degree in growing cannabis, a four-year course covering chemistry, biology, horticulture and finance.
The director of the university’s chemistry department Dr. Mark Paulsen, said the Medicinal Plant Chemistry program counts 12 students and...

The organization responsible for establishing standards for drug testing in the Olympics and Ultimate Fighting Championship will be removing CBD from its list of banned substances.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited any use of cannabis and its metabolites in the past, but will allow CBD by the ...

Rev. Al Sharpton announced his support for a new non-profit which aims to educate Americans on the importance of decriminalizing cannabis.
In a recent op-ed piece, the reverend described the non-profit, Decode Cannabis, as a new alliance between faith leaders, criminal justice reformers, healthca...